Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) offers an innovative way for physicians to obtain the information they need to diagnose disease and life threatening illness, including cardiovascular disease, stroke and chest pain. VCT scanning is the latest innovation in computed tomography (CT) technology.More >>

Catheter-based procedures are commonly used to diagnose and treat heart-related problems. For example, catheter-based procedures are used to diagnose and treat clogged arteries and heart attacks. A catheter can also be used to guide the placement of a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect closure device – which becomes a permanent implant – that will close the hole (prevent the flap from opening) in the heart wall.More >>

The EVLT procedure is a minimally invasive, clinically proven alternative to surgical vein stripping that effectively and safely treats varicose veins using a diode LASER fiber to occlude the vein.More >>

DVT is usually treated with anticoagulant medicines. These medicines are often called blood thinners, but they do not actually thin the blood. They prevent blood clots by increasing the time it takes a blood clot to form.More >>

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small electronic device installed inside the chest to prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest due to life threatening abnormally fast heart rhythms (tachycardias). The ICD is capable of monitoring the heart rhythm.More >>

A Holter monitor is a battery-operated portable device that measures and tape records your heart's activity (ECG) continuously for 24 to 48 hours or longer depending on the monitor used. The device is the size of a small camera. It has wires with silver dollar-sized electrodes that attach to your skin.More >>

Sometimes people who have potentially threatening vascular disease may not be aware of its presence because warning symptoms have not yet developed. For this reason, vascular screening is used as a method to detect the presence of serious vascular disease in the general population before it has a chance to cause harm.More >>

Cardiac catheterization (kath-uh-tur-ih-ZAY-shun) is a procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. During cardiac catheterization, a long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart.More >>